Victoria 1844 Half-Sovereign from the Schiehallion wreck Isle of Wight 1879 very fine for issue

very fine for issue

Burns only recorded a note of one example he had not seen

struck a little off-centre otherwise almost very fine

peacock right

Victoria 1844 Half-Sovereign from the Schiehallion wreck Isle of Wight 1879 very fine for issueVictoria (1837 1901), gold Half Sovereign, 1844, Schiehallion shipwreck, first young head left, type A1, date below, VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, toothed border around rim both sides, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms in frame, BRITANNIARUM REX FID: DEF: weight 3. 95g (Hill 418; S. 3859). Very fine with natural corrosion, ex Schiehallion shipwreck piece, graded by NGC as VF details from saltwater damage.